Even though I watched seven movies, it felt like a light week. I did have some fun experiences. The highlight without a doubt was a secret prevew screening hosted by the local Music Box Theatre. It was
Young Adult, a film to be released in December, written by Diablo Cody, directed by Jason Reitman, and starring Charlize Theron, Patton Oswalt, and Patrick Wilson. Cody, Reitman and Oswalt all attended and hosted a very funny Q&A. Audience members also got a neat, limited edition posted that was exclusive to this Chicago audience (preview screenings they are hosting in other cities have their own limited edition poster). The Music Box rocks!
While the re-release of Ghostbusters didn't entirely hold up to my memory of it, it was fascinating to note that the majority of the audience were probably younger than the movie itself. Some fans showed up in t-shirts with the ghost and I saw one girl also had a pin with the ghost emblem.
I also took in another program at the
Chicago International Children's Film Festival, which had a big focus on France this year.
Creme of the Crop II--animated French shorts program
Dream House
Ghostbusters
Real Steel
Tales of the Night
Texas Killing Fields
Young Adult
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